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The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod is divided into four conferences.
The Potomac Conference is again divided into Potomac East and Potomac West.
Each Conference has a Rostered Leader assigned as Dean of the Conference.

Conference Abbreviations
MVMC - Monongahela Valley - Mountain Conference
OKVC - Ohio Kanawha Valley Conference
PC - Potomac Conference
UOVC - Upper Ohio Valley Conference


Ordained Ministers

Name

Seminary

Ordained

Conference

Congregation

Ames, Carl, W.

Philadelphia

1992

OKVC

Christ the King, Barboursville, WV

Aurand, Charles W.

Gettysburg

1946

 

Retired

Bartling, Sally L.

Gettysburg

2001

PC

Trinity,Keyser, WV
Mt. Calvary, Westernport, MD

Beard, Regina

Gettysburg

2011

MVMC

St. John's, Red House MD
St. Paul's, Aurora WV

Black, L. Alexander

Philadelphia

1955

 

Retired

Brumback, P. Lee

Gettysburg

1999

PC

Saint Thomas, Charles Town, WV

Cadle, Neil, P.

Trinity

2011

OKVC

Our Saviour, Ravenswood, WV
Saint Mark, Letart, WV
Saint Peter, Point Pleasant, WV
Saint Paul, New Haven, WV

Campbell, Jacqueline    

Gettysburg

2007

MVMC

Church of the Covenant, Grafton, WV

Cantu, Larry

Trinity

1962

PC

Grace, Petersburg, WV

Childs, Wanda L.

Southern

1999

OKVC

Saint Luke, Beckley, WV

Crozier, Fred, S.

Luther

1965

 

Retired

Dunkin, Ralph W.

Gettysburg

1976

 

Bishop WV-WMD Synod, Fairmont, WV

Erskine-Valentine, Karen

Gettysburg

1998

PC

Holy Trinity, Sharpsburg, MD

Fondrliak, John G.

Luther

1970

 

Retired

Gable, Deb

Trinity

2004

UOVC

Saint James, Wheeling, WV

Holbert, Matthew

Trinity

2004

MVMC

Grace, Fairmont

Holter, Dana L.

Luther

1999

OKVC

Saint Paul, Charleston, WV

Kliner, Gerald

Wartburg

2001

OKVC

Cross of Grace, Hurricane, WV

Knotts, Louise A.

Gettysburg

1985

 

Retired

Knupp, Douglas

Gettysburg

2000

PC

Hospice of the Panhandle, Inc.,
Gerrardstown, MD

Muhly, Linda

Vanderbilt

1992

MVMC

Saint Mark, Clarksburg, WV

Nairn, Roland E. III

Gettysburg

1994

MVMC

Saint John, Accident, MD
Saint Paul, Accident, MD
Grace, Friendsville, MD

Nascembeni, Daniel

Gettysburg

1987

PC

Retired

Neal, Richard E.

Hamma

1957

 

Retired

Nielsen, Erik L.

Luther

1985

OKVC

Christ, Vienna, WV

Obermueller, Jennifer

Luther

1989

OKVC

Saint Paul, Huntington, WV

Olson, Christine

Trinity

2001

PC

Trinity, Arden, WV

Prather, Mary

Gettysburg

2005

UOVC

Saint Matthew, Benwood, WV
Trinity, Wheeling, WV

Reid, Ian

Chicago

2007

MVMC

First, Parkersburg, WV

Richardson, Randolf

Trinity

2006

MVMC

Emmanuel, Bittinger, MD
Zion, Jennings, MD
Saint John, Swanton, MD

Richter, Craig

Trinity

2004

PC

Faith, Franklin, WV
New Hope, Minnehaha Springs, WV
Mount Hope, Upper Tract, WV
Saint John, Moyers, WV

Richter, Wendy

Trinity

2004

PC

Faith, Franklin, WV
New Hope, Minnehaha Springs, WV
Mount Hope, Upper Tract, WV
Saint John, Moyers, WV

Ridenhour, William C.

Duke

1997

UOVC

First English, Wheeling, WV

Riegel, Matthew, L

Gettysburg

1994

MVMC

Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU, Morgantown, WV

Riethmiller, R. Russell

Gettysburg

1948

 

Retired

Riley, James D., Jr.

Southern

1970

PC

Saint John, Martinsburg, WV

Robbins, Jerry K.,

Yale Divinity

1961

 

Retired

Robinson, C. Scott

Gettysburg

2005

MVMC

Saint Mark, Oakland, MD

Ryan-Bussey, Jaclin

Philadelphia

2004

UOVC

Trinity, Weirton, WV

Schafer, R. Paul

Trinity

1990

UOVC

Saint Mark, Wheeling, WV

Schafer, Roy Alvin

Trinity

1973

 

Retired

Schlak, Reinold, Jr.

Seminex

1977

OKVC

Trinity, Charleston, WV

Schwarz, Allen

Philadelphia

2001

MVMC

Saint John, Davis, WV

Smith, Sean

Gettysburg

2009

UOVC

Messiah,Moundsville, WV
Good Shepard, New Martinsville, WV

Soltow, Frederick A. Jr.

Philadelphia

1975

PC

Saint Peter, Shepherdstown, WV
Saint James, Uvilla, WV

Thomas, Donald, R.

Philadelphia

1972

MVMC

Shepherd of the Hills, Deep Creek Lake, MD

Torrence, John F., Jr.

 

1952

 

Retired

Twedt, David A.

Pacific

1992

PC

Saint Peter, Wardensville, WV
Ebenezer, Rio, WV
Hebron, Yellow Spring, WV
Fairview, Gore, VA

Van Dam, Sharon

Trinity

2000

 

Retired

Westphal, Elizabeth

Trinity

2003

UOVC

Edgwood, Wheeling, WV

Westphal, David H.

Gettysburg

1985

UOVC

Zion, Wheeling, WV


Others Serving Synod Congregations

John Unger

Vicar

Saint John, Harpers Ferry, WV


Associates in Ministry

Harms, Helen R.

Assistant to the Bishop

Messick, Margaret, A

Retired

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